I prefer real desktop computers. But if I had to buy a new one due to windows 10 becoming inoperable riddled with security holes.... I would buy a Dell Latitude laptop Intel 12th generation that is off corporate lease on eBay. They have a year or more left on their Dell warranties.16GB RAM minimum. Plus a 24”-27” Dell comfortview monitor to plug into the laptop for two screens. With 27” QHD preferred.
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A 12th gen Intel off lease OptiPlex with intact warranty, to plug the 27” QHD monitor into
That is very admirable in certain circles, I am sure. I too have a preference for Dell laptops and desktops, but I often have ended up settling for HPs because they often have more issues so on the free market you tend to get similar specifications for a better price.
Windows 10 Is DEAD! What You NEED to Know Now!
I am also very familiar with Dave's Garage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN3ShDRoQvQ
I am certain that he has more knowledge about many aspects of this subject than I do, but you do have to take his videos with a grain of salt. I went through most of the video and am unsure why he makes no mention of Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2021 LTSC. I am sure that is not a path that his "former" employer would like him to go down.
But he is correct that if you have a machine that can use Windows 11; it is definitely the path of least resistance... unless like me you have a laptop with an unusual GPU that never received a driver update for Windows 11 which causes certain software not to work with it. If it was a desktop I could have just swapped in a different GPU.
I do have the equipment necessary to remove the BGA chip on the motherboard of the laptop and replace it with another chip, but this solution is fraught with minefields of possible problems. And the laptop has a value far less than what the trouble would be.
His comments about Linux were funny, but actually I feel that Windows 10s End of Life will be the biggest thing to ever happen to Linux distributions. They have come a long ways since Windows 7 and Windows XP. It is super easy to make a Linux live disk and if you use an NVME drive in a USB3 enclosure, you can try it out without major performance issues.